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Walter W. Manning

 

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

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Dallas Police Department, April, 1978 to January, 1999

 
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Dallas Police Department Training Academy (April 3 - July, 1978)

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Central Patrol Division – patrol duties (July, 1978 to September 16, 1982)

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Promoted to the rank of sergeant on September 17, 1982

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Dallas City Jail  - jail sergeant (September 17, 1982 to September 27, 1983)

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Central Patrol Division – patrol sector sergeant (September 28, 1983 to
July 2, 1985)

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Promoted to the rank of lieutenant on July 3, 1985

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Southeast Patrol Division – patrol watch commander (July 3, 1985 to
March 29, 1987

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Property Division – executive officer (March 30, 1987 to December 6, 1988)

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Equipment Services Section – section commander (December 7, 1988 to
April, 1991)

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Planning Division – division commander (April, 1991 to December 6, 1992)

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Computer/Crime Analysis Division (December 7, 1992 to April 22, 1997

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Northwest Patrol Division – patrol watch commander (April 23, 1997 to
February 22, 1998)

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Central Patrol Division – patrol watch commander (February 23, 1998 to
January 5, 1999)

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Retired from the Dallas Police Department on January 5, 1999

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20+ years with an outstanding record.  Supervised staffs up to 90 employees.
Extensive experience in investigation, administration, planning, budgeting,
purchasing and research.  Responsibilities often included coordination with
other city departments and liaison with outside agencies.

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Specialized investigative experience in the field of high-tech crimes:  Twelve years
of research in this field, with extensive national contacts in both the criminal
justice system and the private sector.

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Implemented the “Technology Investigations Support Team” within the Dallas
Police Department to provide investigative expertise in criminal investigations
involving computer and telecommunications technology.  Designed and taught
courses and gave numerous presentations and speeches to a wide variety of
organizations concerned with high-tech crime (complete listing follows).

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The Techno-Crime Institute, January 1999 to present

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Serving as Director of The Techno-Crime Institute.  Provide computer forensic
analysis and expert witness services in internal investigations, as well as in
criminal or civil litigation.  Have given numerous presentations involving a wide
range of topics related to high-tech crime and security.  Named as a faculty
member for the years of 1999 through 2005 for the prestigious Association of
Certified Fraud Examiners, and sought increasingly by journalists as an expert
source in the field of high-tech crime.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

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Command and Management Training, Southwestern Law Enforcement Institute,
Richardson, Texas (January – March, 1982)

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Bachelor of Arts (Economics), University of Dallas, Irving, Texas (1986)

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PC LAN Security Seminar, Pyramid Corporation, Dallas, Texas (May, 1986)

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Computer Crime, Information Systems & Fraud, Southwestern Law Enforcement Institute,
Richardson, Texas (June, 1986)

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Theory of Fraud Examination, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Dallas, Texas
(September, 1986)

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PBX/CPE Security ’91, Communications Fraud Control Association, Dallas, Texas
(September, 1987)

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Criminal Investigations in an Automated Environment, Federal Law Enforcement Training
Center, Glynco, Georgia, 1989

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How to Establish a Fraud Policy, Dallas/Ft. Worth Chapter Association of Certified Fraud
Examiners, Dallas, Texas (February, 1993)

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Law Enforcement Technology Training, EDS, Dallas, Texas (March, 1993)

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Telecommunications Fraud Training Program, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center,
Glynco, Georgia (May, 1993)

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Fraud in the Corporate Environment, Dallas/Ft. Worth Chapter Association of Certified
Fraud Examiners, Dallas, Texas (October, 1993)

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Detecting Deception, Dallas/Ft. Worth Chapter Association of Certified Fraud Examiners,
Dallas, Texas (January, 1994)

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Managing Exposure to Crime, AIG Consultants, Dallas, Texas (February, 1994)

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Annual Fraud Seminar, Dallas/Ft. Worth Chapter Association of Certified Fraud Examiners,
Dallas, Texas (April, 1994)

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Update on White Collar Crime, Dallas/Ft. Worth Chapter Association of Certified Fraud
Examiners, Dallas, Texas (September, 1994)

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Contract Fraud, Dallas/Ft. Worth Chapter Association of Certified Fraud Examiners,
Dallas, Texas (May, 1995)

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Computer and High Tech Fraud Conference, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners,
San Francisco, California (July, 1995)

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HTCIA Annual Training Conference, High Technology Crime Investigations Association,
Austin, Texas (November, 1995)

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Mail Fraud Seminar, Dallas/Ft. Worth Chapter Association of Certified Fraud Examiners,
Dallas, Texas (November, 1995)

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Investigating Financial Crimes, Dallas/Ft. Worth Chapter Association of Certified Fraud
Examiners, Dallas, Texas (January, 1996)

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Polygraph Examination: Truth or Consequences, Dallas/Ft. Worth Chapter Association of
Certified Fraud Examiners, Dallas, Texas (March, 1996)

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Annual Fraud Seminar, Dallas/Ft. Worth Chapter Association of Certified Fraud Examiners,
Dallas, Texas (May, 1996)

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HTCIA Annual Training Conference, High Technology Crime Investigations Association,
New York, New York (October, 1996)

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Russian Mafia, Dallas/Ft. Worth Chapter Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Dallas,
Texas (November, 1996)

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Cyberspace and Law Enforcement, Southwestern Law Enforcement Institute, Richardson,
Texas (February, 1997)

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Wireless Fraud Seminar, AT&T, Dallas, Texas (May, 1998)

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Computer Fraud Seminar, Dallas/Ft. Worth Chapter Association of Certified Fraud
Examiners, Dallas, Texas (April, 1999)

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Insurance Fraud Seminar, International Association of Special Investigative Units, Dallas,
Texas (September, 1999)

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E-Security Seminar, AXENT Technologies, Dallas, Texas (November, 1999)

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Electronic Countermeasures, Dallas/Ft. Worth Chapter Association of Certified Fraud
Examiners, Dallas, Texas (February, 2000)

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Critical Infrastructure Assurance Conference, Institute of Internal Auditors, Plano, Texas
(May, 2000)

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Cellular Fraud Awareness and Prevention Training Program, Cellular Telecommunications
Industry Association, Dallas, Texas

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Computer and Network Security Symposium, Bellcore, Atlanta, Georgia

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HTCIA (Southwest Chapter) Annual Training Conference, High Technology Crime
Investigations Association, Dallas, Texas (May, 2001)

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HTCIA (Southwest Chapter) Annual Training Conference, High Technology Crime
Investigations Association, Dallas, Texas (May, 2002)

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EnCase Intermediate Analysis and Reporting course, Guidance Software, Inc., Leesburg,
Virginia (July, 2002)

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EnCase Internet and E-Mail Examinations course, Guidance Software, Inc., Pasadena,
California (August, 2002)

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Advanced Computer-Aided Fraud Prevention and Detection, Association of Certified Fraud
Examiners, Phoenix, Arizona (January, 2004)

PUBLISHED WORKS

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"Data Diddling, Salami Slicing, Trojan Horses...Can Your Agency Handle Computer
Crimes?"  Police Chief magazine, May, 1990.

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"Computer Fraud...Call 9-1-1?"  The White Paper, National Association of Certified Fraud
Examiners, September/October, 1991.

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"High Tech Crime....Call 9-1-1?"  Police Computer Review, Volume 1 Number 2, 1992.

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“Is Law Enforcement Ready for High-Tech Fraud?”  The Communicator,  Communications
Fraud Control Association, October, 1993.

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“Preparing for Computer Crime Investigations”  Information Systems Security, Auerbach
Publications, Winter, 1994.

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“Should You Be on the Net?”  FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, January, 1997.

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“Information Management and Crime Analysis”  (contributing author),  edited by Melissa
Reuland, Police Executive Research Forum, 1997.

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“Fraud Examiners Manual, Third Edition”  (contributing author), Association of Certified
Fraud Examiners, 1998-2005.

SEMINARS PRESENTED

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“Computer Viruses”, High Technology Crime Investigations Assn. (May 1990)

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“High Tech Crime Investigations Series”, Law Enforcement Television Network (LETN,
July 1990)

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“A Law Enforcement Perspective on High-Tech Investigations”, Computer Security Institute
(November 1990)

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“Computer Crime Detection and Prevention”, Dallas Police Department (December 1990)

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“Detecting Computer Fraud”, Association of Government Accountants (March 1991)

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“High Technology Crime Investigator’s Course”, Southwestern Law Enforcement Institute
(May 1991)

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“Investigating Computer Crimes”, International Systems Security Association (August 1991)

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“PBX/CPE Security – Legal/Law Enforcement Issues”, Communications Fraud Control
Assn.  (September 1991)

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“Phoiling the Phreakers”, Oklahoma Telecommunications Managers Association
(October 1991)

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“Computer-Related Crimes”, Association of Government Accountants (November 1991)

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“Investigative Considerations in High Tech Fraud”, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
(November 1991)

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“Law Enforcement Technology Training”, (Member of Steering Committee that designed
curriculum and organized a 3-day course for law enforcement sponsored by EDS,
December 1992)

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“Computer Viruses – Prevention, Detection & Recovery”, AT&T (May 1992)

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“Detecting Telecommunications Fraud”, Alabama Telecommunications Managers Assn.
(June 1992)

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“What Is High-Tech Crime?”, Texas Instruments (August 1992)

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“High Technology Crime Investigator’s Course”, Southwestern Law Enforcement Institute
(September 1992)

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“High-Tech Crime – Call 9-1-1?”, Texas Criminal Justice Information Users’ Group
(October 1992)

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“Considerations in Computer Fraud Investigations”, Institute of Internal Auditors
(October 1992)

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“Privacy Trends”, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (October 1992)

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“Computer Crime – A Law Enforcement Perspective”, Computer Security Institute
(November 1992)

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“Hacker Perpetrator Tools”, EDS Law Enforcement Technology Training Course
(March 1993)

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“High Tech Crime – Call 9-1-1?”, San Antonio Chapter, Assn. of Certified Fraud Examiners
(May 1993)

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“High Tech Crime – Call 9-1-1?”, Institute of Internal Auditors (August 1993)

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“Gathering Computer Evidence”, Texas Department of Public Safety (September 1993)

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“Identification and Protection of Computer Evidence”, Computer Security Institute
(November 1993)

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“Electronic Telecommunications Threats”, The Halliburton Company (December 1993)

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“Identification and Protection of Computer Evidence”, Bellcore (May 1994)

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“Violence in the Workplace”, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (October 1994)

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“What Is High Tech Crime?”, Mesquite, Texas Chamber of Commerce  (March 1995)

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“Fraud and the Internet”, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners  (October 1995)

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“Surfing the ‘Net – Beware!”, Citizens Crime Prevention of Tarrant County (November 1995)

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“Unusual Operating Systems in Crime”, High Technology Crime Investigations Association
(November 1995)

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“Fraud in Cyberspace”, Southwestern Law Enforcement Institute (February 1996)

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“Computer Investigations”, Dallas Police Department (March 1996)

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“High Technology Crime – We Can’t Ignore It Anymore!”, Texas Narcotics Officers
Association  (April 23-24, 1996)

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“Computer Investigations”, Dallas Police Department  (June 1996)

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“Narcotics Role in High-Tech Crime”, Texas Department of Public Safety (June 1996)

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“High Tech Fraud”, Dallas Auditors’ Group (August 1996)

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“High Tech Crime”, International Association of Crime Analysts (September 1996)

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“The Internet and Law Enforcement”, International Association of Crime Analysts
(September 1996)

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“What Is High-Tech Crime?”, Texas Association of Law Enforcement Planners
(October 1996)

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“High Tech Crime”, Dallas Police Department (December 1996)

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“Investigating Computer Crime”, Dallas Police Department (April 1997)

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“High-Tech Crime”, Ft. Worth Security Directors’ Assn.  (April 1997)

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“Fraud and the Internet”, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (August 1997)

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“Computer Fraud Conference (designed and taught)”, Association of Certified Fraud
Examiners (November 1997)

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“The Internet and Fraud”, Texas State Government Fraud Conference (November 1997)

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“What Is Computer Fraud?”, Texas State Government Fraud Conference (November 1997)

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“Computer Fraud Seminar”, Institute of Internal Auditors, San Bernardino, CA (April 1998)

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“High-Tech Fraud Seminar”, Kansas City Chapter of the ACFE, Kansas City, KS
(April 1998)

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“Computer Fraud Seminar”, Tallahassee Chapter of the ACFE, Tallahassee, FL
(May 1998)

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“Computer Fraud Seminar”, Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville, TN (December 1998)

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“New Technologies in Corporate Espionage”, High Technology Crime Investigations
Association (March 1999)

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“Computer Fraud Conference (designed and taught)”, Association of Certified Fraud
Examiners (April 1999)

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“Fraud and the Internet”, Canadian Fraud Conference, Assn. of Certified Fraud Examiners
(May 1999)

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“Hacking for Fun and Profit”, 10th Annual Fraud Conference, Assn. of Certified Fraud
Examiners (July, 1999)

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“The Internet: A Tool for Fraud Examiners”, Tallahassee Chapter of the ACFE, Tallahassee,
FL (October 1999)

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“Internet Fraud”, UTA Accounting Society, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
(October 1999)

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“Computer Fraud Seminar”, Houston Chapter of the ACFE, Houston, TX (January 2000)

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“Information Security in a Computerized World”, Association of Government Accountants,
Dallas Chapter, Arlington, TX (February 2000)

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“Computer Fraud Seminar”, State of Texas Auditor's Office, Austin, TX (February, 2000)

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“Internet Investigations”, Texas Association of Special Investigative Units annual
conference, Arlington, TX (May, 2000)

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“Telecommunications Fraud”, High Technology Crime Investigations Association,
Southwest Chapter annual conference, Dallas, TX (May, 2000)

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“Computer Evidence Search, Seizure and Forensics”, High Technology Crime
Investigations Association, Southwest Chapter annual conference, Dallas, TX
(May, 2000)

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“High Tech Crime Investigations”, Wichita State University, Midwest Criminal Justice
Institute, Wichita, KS (June, 2000)

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“Computer Fraud Seminar”, Illinois Downstate Chapter, Association of Certified Fraud
Examiners, Springfield, IL (August, 2000)

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“Computer Fraud Seminar”, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Allentown, PA
(October, 2000)

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“Computer Fraud Seminar”, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Austin, TX
(November, 2000)

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“Fraud in the 21st Century”, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Ft. Lauderdale,
FL (January, 2001)

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“Fraud in the 21st Century”, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Portland, ME
(April, 2001)

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“Cyberfraud Seminar”, Institute of Internal Auditors, Chicago, IL (April, 2001)

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“Cyberfraud Seminar”, Institute of Internal Auditors, Newark, NJ (April, 2001)

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“Fraud in the 21st Century”, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Phoenix, AZ
(May, 2001)

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“Fraud in the 21st Century”, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Portland, OR
(May, 2001)

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“Fraud in the 21st Century”, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Washington, DC
(August, 2001)

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“Computer Crime Seminar”, Illinois Downstate Chapter, Association of Certified Fraud
Examiners, Springfield, IL  (September, 2001)

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“Fraud in the 21st Century”, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Kansas City, MO
(September, 2001)

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“Fraud in the 21st Century”, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Denver, CO
(October, 2001)

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“Fraud in the 21st Century”, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Gold Coast,
Australia (October, 2001)

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“Data Hiding and Computer Forensics”, Insolvency Practitioners Association of Australia
(November, 2001)

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“Fraud in the 21st Century”, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Williamsburg, VA
(November, 2001)

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“Computer Fraud”, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Austin, TX (January, 2002)

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“Computer Fraud”, Defense Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC (January, 2002)

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“Computer Fraud”, Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s Office, Baton Rouge, LA
(February, 2002)

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“Data Hiding and Computer Forensics”, Southwest Intergovernmental Audit Forum, Hot
Springs, AR (March, 2002)

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“Fraud in the Construction Industry”, Construction Financial Management Association,
Irving, Texas (April 18, 2002)

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“Investigating By Computer”, United States General Accounting Office, Washington, D.C.
(April, 2002)

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“Investigating By Computer”, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Austin, Texas
(May, 2002)

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Annual Fraud Seminar, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Hampton Roads,
Virginia Chapter, Williamsburg, Virginia (May, 2002)

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“Investigating By Computer”, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, New York, New
York (April, 2003)

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“Investigating By Computer”, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Arlington, Virginia
(July, 2003)

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“Investigating By Computer”, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Las Vegas, Nevada
(November, 2003)

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“Computer Fraud and Investigations”, Palmetto Chapter, Association of Certified Fraud
Examiners, Greenville, South Carolina (May, 2004)

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“Investigating By Computer”, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Montreal, Ontario,
Canada  (September, 2004)

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“Investigating By Computer”, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Chicago, Illinois
(September, 2004)

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“Investigating By Computer”, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Kansas City,
Missouri (October, 2004)

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“Investigating By Computer”, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Detroit, Michigan
(October, 2004)

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“Investigating By Computer”, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, San Franciso,
California (January, 2005)

INTERVIEWS

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Quoted in “For Quick Getaway, Computers Beat Cars”, by Tom Steinert-Threlkeld in The
Dallas Morning News, May 13, 1989.

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Profiled in “People To Know:  The Computer Cops”, by Betsy Simnacher in Dallas Life
Magazine, a supplement to The Dallas Morning News, September 23, 1990.

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Quoted in “The Perils of Voice Mail”, by William G. Flanagan and Toddi Gutner in Forbes
magazine, January 17, 1994.

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Quoted in “Surfing The PD Net”, by Kris Thomas in Police and Security News,
January/February, 1996.

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Quoted in “Techno-Cops:  Police Specialists Prepare Businesses for New High Tech
Crimes”, by Tom Koch in Inside Collin County Business, April 1996.

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Television interview about computer crime, Bud Gillette of KDFW-TV (Dallas/Ft. Worth
CBS affiliate), July of 1996.

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Television interview related to computer crime investigations, WFAA-TV (Dallas/Ft. Worth
ABC affiliate), Summer of 1996.

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Television interview about Internet crime, KDTV-TV (Dallas independent station),
September of 1996.

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Quoted in “Their Mission: Downloading Criminals”, by Mindy Warren in the Northside
People newspaper, August 29, 1996.

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Quoted in “Cybercops Make An Arresting Site”, by Jean Nash Johnson in The Australian
newspaper, November 5, 1996.

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Television interview related to Internet stalking case, WFAA-TV (Dallas/Ft. Worth ABC
affiliate), Spring of 1997.

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Interviewed by the Collin County Business Journal, for publication of a future article,
July 2, 1997.

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Quoted in “Fighting Crime In Cyberspace”, by Lois Pliant in The Police Chief magazine,
August, 1997.

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Television interview for “Firstcast” morning news program about computer fraud & viruses,
KSAN-TV (Austin, Texas station), November 3, 1997.

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Television interview about computer fraud for evening news, KTBC-TV (Austin, Texas
station), November 3, 1997.

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Television interview about Internet crime, WFAA-TV (Dallas/Ft. Worth ABC affiliate),  April
of 1999.

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Television interview about distributed denial of service attacks, WFAA-TV (Dallas/Ft.
Worth ABC affiliate), February of 2000.

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Quoted in "Computer Forensics", (cover story) by Illena Armstrong in SC Magazine,
April, 2000.

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Quoted in “Computer Forensics Investigation”, by Jack Champlain on ACUIA.com
(Association of Credit Union Internal Auditors), May, 2000.

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Quoted in “Experts Must Think Like Criminals To Track Computer Clues”, by Eric
Chabrow in Information Week, January 14, 2002.

MISCELLANEOUS

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Invited to be a member of the Law Enforcement Advisory Board for the MCI
Communications Corporation in September 1990.  Assisted in the creation of
a screenplay for an educational video related to telecommunications fraud.

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Assisted in the development of the 2-week Telecommunications Fraud Training
Program for the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center.

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Member of the Planning Committee for the Dallas Critical Infrastructure Assurance
Committee conference, sponsored by the Institute of Internal Auditors, May, 2000.

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Member of the International Faculty of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
since 1997.

HONORS AND AWARDS

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Excellence in Service Award, City of Dallas

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Who's Who in Law Enforcement, 1990

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Police Commendation Award

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Life Saving Award (2)

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Certificate of Merit, Dallas Police Department

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Named to faculty of The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, 1997

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

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Association of Certified Fraud Examiners

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High Technology Crime Investigation Association

CERTIFICATIONS

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Certified Fraud Examiner, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners

 

 

 

 

 

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